Vintage Glass Insulators I

In this video I go through some of my Hemingray glass insulators, provide some information, background and why I like the vintage electical insulators. I have a second video on insulators planned because I found that there was so much to share and say.

[@johnwinden8511]

I’ve been collecting insulators for about 50 years. I still get excited when I find one. I have quite a few, but never enough!

[@joeljoel5061]

I spent a decade or more as a vintage collectables dealer. Theres tons of these out there, but that shouldn't be seen as a bad thing. The ingenuity and craftsmanship of the forst half of the 20th century is so Iconic! These things get re purposed, used as decor, as weird whiskey glasses lamps you name it. Its a fantastic thing. Thanks brotherfor sharing.

[@robbyk3249]

Interesting ,thanks for sharing info on these Hemingway insulators ! I'm from Canada .Common names of insulators for the province of Ontario are Armstrong and Dominion.

[@oldyellow8120]

Cool! I find these old glass (and ceramic) insulators facinating. I like to think how they lasted up on the poles in all kinds of weather for who knows how many years! You jave a nice collection of them. I enjoyed your video.

[@fleendarthemagnificent7372]

The crackled insulator was done by heating the piece up in an oven and then running cold water over it. Most of the time it will simply crackle them, but they DO explode and can be very dangerous. I am a long time collector who started in 1979 at the age of 8, am a member of the webring ICON and set up and sell and trade insulators at the Springfield Ohio insulator show every November. I am not sure of your location, but if you can make it to the Ohio insulator show at Springfield, you will be blown away by the size and great people in the hobby at this show. If you look closely at the aqua Hemingray-42, you'll notice that the E in HEMINGRAY and the E in MADE are missing the middle bar. This is a nice, less common embossing error piece.